Auctions: comic books in 'Pre-Code Horror', graded by CGC

Adventures into Darkness (1952) 7 CGC 2.0

Paper: Off white

Label #2132451001

Jack Katz cover reprinted on Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #29. In order of appearance: "The Pit of Horror"; "The Dancer From the Beyond" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2; "Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2, Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics TPB (2008) #1-1ST, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #12, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #4-1ST; "The Ghost That Warned a King"; "Death Drum" art by Art Saaf, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5; and "The Origin of 'He Kicked the Bucket'". "The Clutching Reed: There Was Something About the Slimy Kelp That Was Frightening!" text story by Russ Hill with Art Saaf illustrations. 36 pages, Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 4 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4369221005

Cover art by Edvard Moritz. Giants of the Unknown, art by Jon Blummer; Egyrtologist Tom Andrews leads an expedition to an ancient tomb where they find a giant mummy; The giant revives and tells them he is El-Rano, of an even more ancient race that was revered by the Egyptians as gods because of their advanced scientific knowledge. The Affair of Room 1313, art by Edvard Moritz. Back To Yesterday, art by Leonard Starr. Specialist In Spooks, art by Charlie Sultan. St. Mary's Spectre--True Ghosts of History, art by Max Elkan. Rescue Out of the Unknown text story. The Women Wore Black, art by Pete Riss. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 23 CGC 6.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4443515001

"I Am Death!" (art by Joe Maneely), "Call of the Wild Goose" (art by Al Eaden), "An Old man's Fancy!" (art by Dan Loprino), "Bok-Tol Makes a Boo-Boo," "The Kiss of Death," and a two-page text story, "The Eternal Murderer!" Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Joe Maneely, Al Eadeh, Dan Loprino, John Rosenberger, and Manny Stallman. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 23 CGC 3.0

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #0250156008

"I Am Death!" (art by Joe Maneely), "Call of the Wild Goose" (art by Al Eaden), "An Old man's Fancy!" (art by Dan Loprino), "Bok-Tol Makes a Boo-Boo," "The Kiss of Death," and a two-page text story, "The Eternal Murderer!" Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Joe Maneely, Al Eadeh, Dan Loprino, John Rosenberger, and Manny Stallman. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Beware (1952 Youthful) 11 CGC 3.5 Restored

Restored: C2

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Tear Seals to Cover, Spine Split Sealed to Cover Reinforced.

Label #4135953003

Cover by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Stories and art by Ed Goldfarb, Vince Napoli, Paul Cooper and Harry Harrison. Violent pre-Code horror comics from Youthful Magazines. The Mighty Mauler is a champion wrestler against humans, but then Dr. Blau pits him against his latest creation, a human mind in the body of a gorilla. After a guide murders a Sherpa during a Himalayan expedition, the Sherpa returns as a tiny vengeful spirit literally under his skin. A couple living in remote Alaska encounters a race of shape-shifters trying to take over the world. The Middle Toe; Wrestling with Horror; The Damned Thing!; The Horror Heads; The Murderous Mimics! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Beware Terror Tales (1952 Fawcett) 7 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4448808012

Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Chess master Roger engages Death in a chess game during a near-death experience, but after he's revived, Death wants to continue the game. A train engineer gets a job offer to conduct the train to Hell, a one-way trip for most. Scientist Hiram creates a machine that can transport the souls of the elderly into the bodies of the freshly dead, and it just gets worse from there. The Man Who Defeated Death!; Dripping Terror; Last Express!; Tempest in a Teapot; The Walking Cadaver. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 45 CGC 2.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4062184002

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A man hypersensitive to color is driven to murder for a cure, in a creative, oft-reprinted story. A boxer regains his confidence in the ring after drinking a mysterious potion. Also, superstitions about birds and animals from around the primitive world. Terrific pre-psychedelic cover by Howard Nostrand. Colorama; Lynch Mob; Knockout; I.O.U. One Body! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.